【即学即练】 Choose the correct verb form to complete the following sentences. (1)The research group ____(is/are) made up of five is people. do (do/does) the group want for their lunch? (2)What ____ is (is/are) not poor any more. (3)Our family ____ are (is/are) waiting for (4)He has to hurry. His family ____ him.

is (is/ are) more than forty in (5)The class ____number. have (have/ has) disagreed among (6)The class ______ themselves about where they should go and have a

picnic. have ( has/ have) different (7)The city government _______ opinions about next year’s plan.【点津】但集体名词 people, police, cattle等在多数

情况下谓语动词都用复数形式。

2.代词作主语 A big. ( A. is B. are ) Neither dog _____ / B big. ( A. is B. are ) Neither of them A _____ A handsome. ( A. is B. are ) Neither rabbit _____ A / B handsome. ( A. is B. are ) Neither of the rabbits _____

【辨析】 How to use “none” and “neither” neither + 单数名词 谓语动词用单数 谓语动词用单 数或复数

neither ofnone of

+可数名词

+ 不可数名词

谓语动词用单数

【即学即练】C doctors. (1)None of these people ___

A. hasA. was

B. haveB. is

C. areC. were

D. beD. is used to be

B a good singer. (2)Neither of them ___

was/were (was/were) ready when (3)Neither of us ________the party began. have/has (has/have) watched the (4)None of them ________ talk show.

3.表示时间、距离、金钱等的复数名词作主语，表 达一个整体概念时, 谓语动词用单数形式。 has passed since I left Ningbo. Two years ______ is One million dollars ______ a great sum of money.

【真题在线】

(2013?湖南高考）The university estimates that livingexpenses for international students _____around

$8,450 a year, which _____ a burden for some of them.A. are；is C. is；are B. are；are D. is；is

1) The teacher with two students ______ was at themeeting. (was / were)

2) E-mail, as well as the telephones, ________ an Aimportant part in daily communication.

A. is playingC. are playing

B. have playedD. play

A

with along with together with besides but except including as well as rather than as much as no less than

B谓语动词与第一个主语A 保持一致。

【真题在线】 1.（2013?福建高考 ）The famous musician, as well as his students, _____ to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo. A. were invited B. was invited C. have been invited D. has been invited 【解析】选B。考查主谓一致。句意：著名的音乐家和 他的学生被邀请在2012年台北花博会开幕式上表演。as well as连接两个并列的名词作主语，谓语动词应和前面 的名词一致，故排除A、C两项。本题只是陈述在过去的 时间发生的事，故用一般过去时，由于the famous musician和invite之间是被动关系，故选B。

2.（2013?江苏高考 ）Generally, students’ inner motivation with high expectations from others___ essential to their development. A. is B. are C. was D. were 【解析】选A。考查主谓一致。句意：一般说来，学生 的内在动机和来自于他人的高期望值对他们的发展是 必要的。此处考查主谓一致中的就远原则，除了with 外，还有together with, along with, as well as, but, except, but, rather than等。根据就前原则，谓语动词 的数应与inner motivation一致，因此使用单数形式， 排除B项和D项。然后根据generally确定使用一般现在 时，因此答案为A。

【即学即练】

were (be) here just now. 1. All but one _____is (be) offered 2. A library with five thousand books ____ to the nation as a gift. is (be) 3. A peasant together with some soldiers ____ about to help us.